Goat Funded Trader review
Hong KongHong Kong-registered prop firm selling instant, 1-step and 2-step accounts since 2023
Our grade
Poor
3.8 / 10 · ranked #10 of 10
Goat Funded Trader sells some of the cheapest prop accounts on the market and promises payouts within two business days or a $1,000 bonus, but its record since August 2026 tells a different story. Of the 200 newest Trustpilot reviews, 189 give one or two stars, most from traders whose payout request ended in a breach notice for coordinated trading, VPS use or IP findings, and Trustpilot has withdrawn the firm's rating for a guidelines breach. The rulebook is long and changes almost monthly, with floating-loss closures, a 2% Goat Guard trigger, an 80% margin ceiling, a 1% news-profit cap and a 3% payout fee. Until the denial wave ends, treat any GFT account as a high-risk purchase.
Cheap accounts, a thick rulebook and a payout denial wave: avoid until GFT fixes its payout reviews
Our verdict
On paper Goat Funded Trader is a bargain. A $100K 2 Step GOAT lists at $478 and sells for about $263 with the standing 45% code, its 8% and 6% targets sit on a 10% static drawdown, and the platform list is longer than most rivals'. The help center is detailed, and the two-business-day payout promise carries a $1,000 penalty.
The problem is what happens when you ask for money. Since August 2026 the firm has been breaching funded accounts at the payout request for coordinated trading, VPS use or IP findings, its Trustpilot feed has turned into a stream of one-star reviews, and Trustpilot has withdrawn the rating. The rules give the risk team wide room: matching or hedged positions are banned even across strangers' accounts, a shared payout address is an automatic breach, and the terms allow termination at GFT's discretion or over negative posts. Add a rulebook that changed nearly every month in mid-2026, floating-loss closures on instant accounts and payout haircuts on funded ones, and the low price buys a lot of risk.
GFT still pays many traders, and third-party trackers count $12.7M to $18M in settled payouts. But until the denial wave subsides and the risk team shares its evidence with the traders it breaches, we would not put money into a GFT account that we could not afford to lose. If you already hold one, trade alone from one device and one location, avoid VPS and copy tools, keep margin use and open losses small, and use a payout address nobody else has touched.
Best for
Disciplined manual traders who want a cheap, low-stakes evaluation, trade from one home connection and accept a real risk of payout disputes.
Avoid if
You need dependable payouts, run EAs on a VPS, trade news or scalp, take popular setups that many others also trade, or cannot afford to lose the fee.
Pros
- Low entry prices: a $100K 2 Step GOAT lists at $478 and the site's standing 45% code (GFT45) takes it to about $263.
- The 2 Step GOAT pairs 8% and 6% targets with a 10% static maximum loss and no time limit.
- Wide platform choice: MT5 on GFT's own server, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader and Volumetrica, with US traders accepted on the non-MT5 platforms.
- Instant accounts up to $400K, and Instant Premium has no consistency rule.
- On paper, payouts within 2 business days or a $1,000 bonus, with a $100 minimum on CFD accounts.
- Detailed help center that dates each rule change by purchase date.
- Futures brand with six plans from $138 list, no activation fees and a daily-payout option.
Cons
- Payout denial wave since Aug 2026: 94.5% of the 200 newest Trustpilot reviews are negative, most about rejected payouts.
- Trustpilot has withdrawn GFT's rating for a guidelines breach.
- Matching or hedged positions are banned even with strangers' accounts, and a shared payout address breaches the account automatically.
- Instant accounts close at a 1-2% floating loss, and funded accounts drop to a 50% split at the first 2% Goat Guard trigger.
- Funded haircuts: $3,000 daily profit cap, first two payouts capped at 6% or $10,000, and a 3% fee on every reward.
- Fee refunded only with the fourth payout, and VPS banned on most accounts bought since Aug 12, 2026.
- Terms allow termination at GFT's discretion and over negative social-media posts.
Goat Funded Trader scorecard
How we graded it
Weighted score 3.8/10 → grade E
Methodology →- Payouts 25%3.5
Pays at scale (trackers count $12.7M-$18M), but since August 2026 payout requests are routinely met with coordinated-trading or VPS breaches and appeals go unanswered for weeks.
- Rules & transparency 20%3.0
Dozens of documented but easy-to-miss rules (Goat Guard, floating-loss closures, 80% margin cap, news-profit cap, trade-matching bans) plus sole-discretion clauses, changed almost monthly in 2026.
- Reputation 20%2.5
Three years old, Trustpilot rating withdrawn for a guidelines breach, 94.5% of recent reviews negative, a clause that punishes negative posts, and repeated entity and platform moves.
- Trading conditions 15%5.5
Low list prices and a near-permanent 45-50% code, offset by a $3,000 daily profit cap, 6% caps on the first two payouts, a 3% payout fee and a fee refund only at the fourth payout.
- Support 10%3.5
Quick on login and credential problems, but the risk team often goes silent on payout disputes and several traders say questions in Discord got them banned.
- Platforms & execution 10%6.5
Wide choice (MT5 on its own server, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader, Volumetrica, nine futures front ends), with some complaints about slippage, dashboard lag and checkout errors.
Who is Goat Funded Trader for?
Fit by trading style
Beginners
Poor fitFloating-loss closures, Goat Guard, 0.5% minimum profit days and an 80% margin ceiling punish typical beginner mistakes, and the payout review adds a second test.
Experienced traders
OK with caveatsThe 2 Step GOAT (8% and 6% targets, 10% static loss) suits disciplined traders, but clean accounts are also being denied at payout, so only risk fees you can afford to lose.
Swing traders
OK with caveatsCFD accounts allow overnight and weekend holding with static drawdown on 1- and 2-step models, but swaps apply, weekend-gap profits are removed and futures accounts must be flat each night.
Scalpers
Poor fitProfits from trades under 2 minutes are stripped at payout, and fast entries on popular pairs are the kind most likely to match other clients' trades in a risk review.
EA & algo traders
Poor fitVPS is banned on most accounts bought since Aug 12, 2026, third-party and HFT EAs are prohibited, and GFT can demand your source code.
News traders
Poor fitTrades opened or closed within 5 minutes of red-folder news keep at most 1% of the balance in profit, and futures funded accounts have a 2-minute blackout.
What traders say about Goat Funded Trader
Trustpilot · 416 reviews analyzed
Trustpilot TrustScore
4,345 reviews
Trustpilot hides this firm's TrustScore after a breach of its guidelines. The stars show our average of the visible breakdown (1.2), not an official score.
- · The profile (listed under the name Wishes Tower) shows no TrustScore: Trustpilot says the rating is unavailable due to a breach of its guidelines (4,345 reviews on Oct 1, 2026).
- · Trustpilot also hides the star breakdown, so the distribution and the 1.2 score are our figures for the 200 newest reviews (Aug 21-Sep 30, 2026), not the full 4,345-review profile.
- · Trustpilot's own share card for the profile labels it 'Poor' with two stars, its band for TrustScores around 2.
- · A third-party review published in Dec 2025 and updated in May 2026 recorded 3.4/5 from 3,339 reviews plus a Trustpilot notice that fake reviews had been removed; PropNavi saw the rating withdrawn by Jul 31, 2026.
- · GFT replies to part of the criticism (11 of the 20 newest reviews), usually asking for account details or saying the decision rested on trading data.
- · A newer profile for the sister site goatfunded.com shows 3.4/5 from 181 reviews, and the futures brand's profile also has its rating withdrawn.
- · GFT's homepage advertises '4.8 stars from 5k verified reviews' without naming the platform.
Recent sentiment
Trend: declining200 most recent reviews, Aug 21, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 · 6% verified
2026-08: 93.6% negative, average 1.3, 47 reviews; 2026-09: 94.8% negative, average 1.2, 153 reviews
Most reported issue · 47% of complaints
Payout rejected and account closed at the payout request
Nearly half of the negative reviews follow the same sequence: a profitable funded account, a payout request, then a breach notice and a rejected payout within days. Amounts run from under $200 to more than $9,000, and several reviewers had been paid by GFT before.
Most praised · 89% of positive reviews
Quick help with small account problems
Eight of the nine recent five-star reviews thank support for fixing missing credentials, a mistyped email or an inactivity lock quickly. None of them mentions receiving a payout.
Complaint themes · 216 negative reviews
- Payout denied or account closed at payout47%
Breach notices and rejected payouts arriving right after a payout request, often on a first withdrawal and sometimes after earlier payouts from the same account.
- Coordinated, group or copy-trading accusations30%
Traders receive a spreadsheet matching their trades to other accounts, often gold or index entries minutes apart, and most deny any contact with those traders.
- Risk team and support silence26%
Risk-team emails go unanswered for one to three weeks, live chat sends people back to the risk team, and some describe bot-style replies or cancelled interviews.
- VPS, VPN and IP findings23%
Breaches for VPS use or IP mismatches, including accounts bought before the Aug 12, 2026 VPS rule and traders on mobile data or dynamic home connections.
- Unclear or changing rules22%
Rules reviewers say they met only at a breach or denial: the 80% margin limit, 1% floating-loss closures, the 1% news-profit cap, first-payout caps cut from 6% to 4%, and the 2-minute rule.
- Payouts stuck past two business days19%
Requests sitting one to four weeks or longer under review, with the $1,000 late bonus refused because a review or interview was pending.
- Discord bans and removed posts10%
Traders say questions about group-trading rules or payout status in the Discord led to deleted messages or bans, and a few say earlier reviews disappeared.
- Slippage and execution7%
Stop losses filled well beyond the set level around news, including one NFP example on gold, and spreads described as wider than at other firms.
Praise themes · share of 4–5★ reviews
- Fast help with login, credential or email issues89%
Support resolved missing credentials, a mistyped email address or an inactivity lock within minutes to a day.
- General endorsement22%
Short reviews calling GFT a good or the best prop firm without further detail.
- Clear rules and clean execution11%
One reviewer described the dashboard rules as straightforward and execution as clean after an inactivity lock was lifted.
Red flags in the reviews
- · Trustpilot has withdrawn the rating for a breach of its guidelines; the profile appears under the name Wishes Tower with 4,345 reviews.
- · 94.5% of the 200 newest reviews (Aug 21-Sep 30, 2026) are one or two stars, arriving at roughly 38-40 reviews a week.
- · 121 recent reviews complain about payouts against a single positive payout mention.
- · Only 6% of the recent sample is verified by Trustpilot, and three of the nine five-star reviews are under 80 characters.
- · One reviewer says support once offered to reactivate an account in exchange for a positive Trustpilot review; GFT also awards loyalty points for app-store ratings.
- · Several reviewers say earlier reviews or Discord messages were removed after they complained.
Our read of the reviews
Trustpilot's recent feed for Goat Funded Trader reads like a complaint file. Of the 200 newest reviews (Aug 21 to Sep 30, 2026), 184 give one star and only nine give five, and every week in that window ran 92-97% negative, so there is no sign of recovery yet. The profile itself is flagged: Trustpilot has withdrawn the rating for a guidelines breach, and its share card now labels the firm Poor, down from the 3.4 a third-party review recorded on the same profile earlier.
The complaints are specific and repetitive. About 47% of the 216 negative reviews describe a payout request that ended in a breach and a rejected payout, most often for coordinated or group trading (30%), backed by a spreadsheet of trades that matched other clients within minutes, or for VPS, VPN and IP findings (23%). Many add that the risk team went silent for weeks, that a scheduled interview was cancelled, or that asking about it in Discord led to a ban. Some denials will involve genuine copy trading, which GFT's rules prohibit, but the reviewers include traders with earlier payouts, mobile-data users and people who say they recorded their interviews.
The few positive reviews are about support solving small problems such as missing credentials, a mistyped email or an inactivity lock, and none of the nine five-star reviews in the window mentions being paid. The 3-star reviews from 2025-26 point to older, milder issues: dashboard lag, slow chat support, slippage and the 2-minute rule being applied to an account bought before the rule existed.
Method: we collected the 200 most recent Trustpilot reviews plus the most recent 216 1–2★ reviews, classified every review by theme and read the samples by hand. Shares are of the stated sample. How we analyze reviews
Goat Funded Trader pass rate
How hard is it to pass?
Challenge pass rate
8%
~8% (our estimate)
Bar = this firm · line = average of the 10 firms we grade (10.1%)
GFT publishes no pass rate. Industry data put 5-14% of challenges reaching funding (Track360, 2026, from firm disclosures and account analysis), and FTMO-style 2-step programs land near 10%; GFT's 2 Step GOAT (8% + 6%, 10% static loss) is comparable, but the 1 Step (10% target, 6% loss, 3% daily) is harder, every phase needs three days with 0.5%+ profit, and a post-pass review rejects some passes over VPS or copy-trading findings, so we shade the estimate to about 8%. Instant accounts have no evaluation.
Basis: Our estimate from the challenge rules
Goat Funded Trader hidden rules
The fine print
Hidden Risk score
8.0/10
Very high risk
Average: 6.3
GFT's biggest hidden risk is the payout review itself: since August 2026 traders who reach a payout are often breached for 'coordinated trading' because their entries sat minutes from other clients' trades, or for VPS and IP findings. Around that sit hard floating-loss closures on instant accounts, a 2% Goat Guard trigger on funded accounts, an 80% margin ceiling, a 1% news-profit cap, automatic breaches for shared payout addresses and broad sole-discretion clauses.
- highstrategy
Trade matching with other clients voids payouts
Hedged or 'coordinated' positions are banned even across different traders' accounts, and the risk team compares your entries with other clients'. Since Aug 2026 many payout requests have ended in a breach because trades sat within minutes of other accounts' trades, including from traders who say they trade alone.
Source - highaccount
VPS ban and IP/location checks
VPS use is banned on 1 Step, 2 Step, Instant Premium and Pay Later accounts bought from Aug 12, 2026. Your IP region must stay consistent, travel can require tickets or video proof, and a device seen on another account disqualifies the payout.
Source - highpayout
Shared payout address is an automatic breach
If your wallet or payout account has ever appeared on another GFT account, even a relative's, the payout request breaches the account at submission, with no review and no option to switch address.
Source
Does Goat Funded Trader pay out?
Payout score 3.5/10
- Profit split
- 80% – 100%
- Frequency
- Bi-weekly on most CFD accounts (first reward on demand as a paid add-on); futures range from twice-monthly windows to every 24 hours
- First payout
- 1- and 2-step funded accounts: after a 14-day cycle with 4 days of 0.5%+ profit, first two payouts capped at 6% of balance or $10,000; instant accounts need 5-6 such days
- Processing time
- Promised within 2 business days; in Aug-Sep 2026 many reviewers describe risk reviews and interviews stretching payouts to 1-4 weeks or more, often ending in a denial
- Minimum
- $100 (CFD), $500 (futures)
- Methods
- Rise, Crypto, Skrill, Bank transfer (8 African countries only)
- Guarantee
- $1,000 added if a CFD payout misses the 2-business-day window ($500 on futures), excluding KYC delays and cases where GFT asks for more information
- Paid out (claimed)
- $30M+ rewarded (company claim, Oct 2026)
Payout mentions in recent reviews
122 of the latest 200 reviews talk about payouts.
7 million across 15,769 payouts (TradingPilot) and about $18 million across 21,008 settlements to Aug 5, 2026 (PropNavi), although the January 2025 move to Hong Kong came with delays the CEO blamed on transfers out of Spain. The picture changed in mid-2026: from August, Trustpilot filled with traders whose payout request was answered with a breach for coordinated or group trading, usually backed by a spreadsheet of trades placed minutes apart from other clients, or for VPS and IP findings.
Goat Funded Trader challenges and prices
14 programs · list prices
2 Step GOAT
2-step · CFD
- Profit target
- P1 8% · P2 6%
- Daily loss
- 4%
- Max loss
- 10% static
- Min. days
- 3
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%, 100% with paid add-on; up to 95% via scaling
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly; paid on-demand first reward add-on pays a 40% split
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- Yes
| Account | 5K | 10K | 25K | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $36 | $65 | $158 | $308 | $478 | $758 |
- · Each phase needs at least 3 trading days with 0.5%+ profit on the initial balance.
- · Funded accounts: $3,000 daily profit cap, 3% fee on every payout, and profits from trades held under 2 minutes are removed.
- · $5K accounts bought from Jul 25, 2026 have a 4% cap on the first two payouts; the $5K size is currently promoted at a fixed $17.
- · Fee refunded only with the 4th payout. 8K and 15K sizes retired Aug 19, 2026; prices for 25K and up rose Aug 3, 2026.
- · VPS banned on accounts bought from Aug 12, 2026. Optional add-ons (100% split, first reward on demand) cost extra at checkout.
2 Step Standard
2-step · CFD
- Profit target
- P1 10% · P2 5%
- Daily loss
- 5%
- Max loss
- 10% static
- Min. days
- 3
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%, 100% with paid add-on; up to 95% via scaling
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly; paid on-demand first reward add-on pays a 40% split
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- Yes
| Account | 5K | 10K | 25K | 50K | 100K | 200K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $52 | $90 | $234 | $358 | $628 | $1,198 |
- · Each phase needs at least 3 trading days with 0.5%+ profit on the initial balance.
- · Funded accounts: $3,000 daily profit cap, 3% fee on every payout, and profits from trades held under 2 minutes are removed.
- · $5K accounts bought from Jul 25, 2026 have a 4% cap on the first two payouts; the $5K size is currently promoted at a fixed $17.
- · Fee refunded only with the 4th payout. 8K and 15K sizes retired Aug 19, 2026; prices for 25K and up rose Aug 3, 2026.
- · VPS banned on accounts bought from Aug 12, 2026.
1 Step
1-step · CFD
- Profit target
- 10%
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 6% static
- Min. days
- 3
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%, 100% with paid add-on; up to 95% via scaling
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly; paid on-demand first reward add-on pays a 40% split
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- Yes
| Account | 5K | 10K | 25K | 50K | 100K | 200K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $74 | $114 | $214 | $314 | $530 | $914 |
- · The evaluation needs at least 3 trading days with 0.5%+ profit on the initial balance.
- · Funded accounts: $3,000 daily profit cap, 3% fee on every payout, and profits from trades held under 2 minutes are removed.
- · Relaunched with new sizes and prices on Aug 2, 2026; the 15K size was retired Aug 20, 2026.
- · VPS banned on accounts bought from Aug 12, 2026. Fee refunded only with the 4th payout.
Goat Blitz
1-step · CFD
- Profit target
- 3%
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 5% trailing
- Min. days
- 5
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- Yes
Consistency rule: Funded only: no single day may make up 15% or more of the payout period's profit (payout blocked, no breach)
| Account | 2.5K | 5K | 10K | 25K | 50K | 100K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $47 | $77 | $117 | $247 | $387 | $617 |
- · Sold only in limited drops, which GFT says happen on about two weekends a month.
- · Profits from trades under 2 minutes are removed at payout on the funded account.
Instant GOAT
instant · CFD
- Profit target
- None
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 6% trailing
- Min. days
- 5
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%, 100% with paid add-on
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- Yes
Consistency rule: No single day may make up 15% or more of the payout period's profit (payout blocked, no breach)
| Account | 5K | 10K | 25K | 50K | 100K | 200K | 300K | 400K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $108 | $158 | $318 | $488 | $815 | $1,663 | $2,398 | $2,998 |
- · VPS is still allowed on Instant GOAT. Instant accounts cannot be merged.
- · 15K, 150K and 250K sizes retired Aug 19, 2026; 100K and 200K prices cut Aug 4, 2026.
- · Fee refunded only with the 4th payout.
Instant HERO
instant · CFD
- Profit target
- None
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 5% trailing
- Min. days
- 6
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 90%, 100% with paid add-on
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- Yes
Consistency rule: No single day may make up 15% or more of the payout period's profit (payout blocked, no breach)
| Account | 5K | 10K | 15K | 25K | 50K | 100K | 200K | 300K | 400K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $58 | $107 | $157 | $240 | $357 | $657 | $1,157 | $1,663 | $2,330 |
- · Renamed from Instant PRO on Jul 27, 2026; 300K and 400K sizes added Aug 20, 2026; the $5K size is promoted at a fixed $17.
- · The 1% floating-loss limit is the tightest in GFT's range: on a $50K account, $500 of open loss ends the account.
- · VPS is still allowed on Instant HERO. Fee refunded only with the 4th payout.
Instant Premium
instant · CFD
- Profit target
- None
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 6% trailing
- Min. days
- 5
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%
- Payouts
- Every 14 days (every 10 days for accounts bought before Sep 21, 2026)
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- Yes
| Account | 5K | 10K | 15K | 25K | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $158 | $297 | $397 | $563 | $813 | $1,313 | $2,130 |
- · The only GFT instant model without a consistency rule.
- · Prices for 10K and up rose Aug 10, 2026; GFT switched the product to its '1% PnL' version on Sep 4, 2026.
- · VPS banned on accounts bought from Aug 12, 2026. Fee refunded only with the 4th payout.
Goat Stride
instant · CFD
- Profit target
- None
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 5% trailing
- Min. days
- None
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- Not published
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- No
Consistency rule: 15% (as listed on the Stride page)
| Account | 2.5K |
|---|---|
| Price | $55 |
- · Limited-time promotion: the $2,500 account lists at $55 and currently sells for $10 through a separate checkout.
- · No Stride-specific terms are published, and resets are not available on Stride accounts.
Goat Funded Futures EOD Challenge
1-step · Futures
- Profit target
- 6%
- Daily loss
- 2.5%
- Max loss
- 4% eod trailing
- Min. days
- None
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%, 90% with add-on (+20% of the fee)
- Payouts
- Twice-monthly windows; up to 50% of profit per request, capped at $1,500-$4,250
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- No
Consistency rule: Evaluation: best day under 50% of profit; funded: best day under 30% of the payout period's profit
| Account | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $138 | $264 | $370 |
- · The help center shows $69/$132/$185 under the current 50% promotion.
- · No overnight or weekend holding; profits from trades closed within 2 minutes are deducted in both phases.
- · 7-day inactivity limit, up to 5 funded accounts, 3% payout fee, $500 minimum payout via Rise.
Goat Funded Futures 1-Day-Pass-Plan
1-step · Futures
- Profit target
- 6%
- Daily loss
- 2%
- Max loss
- 4% eod trailing
- Min. days
- None
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%, 90% with add-on (+20% of the fee)
- Payouts
- Each cycle, 50% of available profit, capped at $800-$4,500
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- No
Consistency rule: None in evaluation; funded best day under 35% of the payout period's profit
| Account | 25K | 50K | 100K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $158 | $218 | $358 |
- · The help center shows $79/$109/$179 under the current 50% promotion.
- · Funded accounts have a 2-minute news blackout; 3% payout fee; $500 minimum payout.
Goat Funded Futures Flex Challenge
1-step · Futures
- Profit target
- 6%
- Daily loss
- None
- Max loss
- 4% eod trailing
- Min. days
- None
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 80%, 90% with add-on (+20% of the fee)
- Payouts
- Each cycle, up to 50% of profit capped at $2,000-$3,000
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- No
Consistency rule: Evaluation: best day under 50% of profit; none once funded
| Account | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $218 | $338 | $618 |
- · The help center shows $109/$169/$309 under the current 50% promotion.
- · At least half of trades and of net profit in each cycle must come from trades held over 1 minute, or the payout is declined.
Goat Funded Futures Daily Payouts (GOAT Daily)
1-step · Futures
- Profit target
- 6%
- Daily loss
- 2%
- Max loss
- 4% eod trailing
- Min. days
- None
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 90%
- Payouts
- Every 24 hours, capped at $650-$2,500 per request
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- No
Consistency rule: 40% best-day cap in evaluation; none once funded
| Account | 25K | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $178 | $238 | $378 | $538 |
- · Shown at $89/$119/$189/$269 with the current 50% promotion.
- · Manual trading only; at least half of each request must be profit made since the last payout; funded accounts cannot be reset.
- · 3% payout fee; a 60-second holding rule applies at payout.
Goat Funded Futures Instant Classic
instant · Futures
- Profit target
- None
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 5% trailing
- Min. days
- 7
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 100% of the first $10,000, then 90%
- Payouts
- Per cycle, capped at $1,000-$4,000
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- No
Consistency rule: 20% best-day cap
| Account | 25K | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $384 | $554 | $978 | $1,248 |
- · The help center shows $192/$277/$489/$624 under the current 50% promotion.
- · Up to 3 accounts; no resets; 3% payout fee.
Goat Funded Futures Instant Lite
instant · Futures
- Profit target
- None
- Daily loss
- 2%
- Max loss
- 4% eod trailing
- Min. days
- None
- Time limit
- Unlimited
- Profit split
- 90%
- Payouts
- Per payout cycle, capped at $1,000-$3,000
- News
- Restricted
- Fee refund
- No
Consistency rule: 15% for the first payout, 20% for the second, 25% after
| Account | 25K | 50K | 100K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $364 | $458 | $738 |
- · List prices as shown by PropFirmMatch; the help center lists $182/$229/$369 under the current 50% promotion.
- · Daily profit capped at 5% of the balance; manual trading only; no resets; no overnight holding.
Standard list prices in USD as of Oct 1, 2026, before discounts. Compare challenges across all firms
Goat Funded Trader trading conditions
Platforms, assets and what's allowed
- Platforms
- MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader, Volumetrica, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower
- Assets
- Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Energies, Crypto, Stocks, Futures
- Broker / tech partners
- GoatFunded MT5 server (own license via Goat Funded LTD, Saint Lucia), TradeLocker, Match-Trader, cTrader, Volumetrica, CQG, dxFeed and TickBlaze data feeds (futures), Rise (payouts)
- Leverage
- Up to 1:100 on FX in evaluations; 1:50 on funded and instant accounts
- Commissions
- $5 per round lot on FX and metals, $0 on indices, commodities, stocks and crypto (MT5, Match-Trader, TradeLocker); futures pay per-side exchange fees, e.g. $2.88 on ES
- Max allocation
- $400,000
- Scaling plan
- Funded accounts scale in four levels: after 2 months and 4 payouts the account grows 15% with a 90% split, rising to +50% capital, a 95% split and a $300-$500 monthly stipend after 6 months and 15 payouts. Merged CFD capital is capped at $400,000 per trader and instant accounts cannot be merged, so the homepage's $2 million figure has no published path; the futures brand advertises up to $750,000.
- Pay for a challenge with
- Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Skrill, AstroPay, Kora, Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC)
- Restricted countries
- Afghanistan, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Chile, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
- Restricted
EAs / bots · Restricted
Own EAs only: no HFT, gold-arbitrage or off-the-shelf bots, code can be demanded, and VPS is banned on most accounts bought since Aug 12, 2026
- Restricted
News trading · Restricted
Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of red-folder news is capped at 1% of the balance; futures funded accounts have a 2-minute blackout
- Restricted
Weekend holding · Restricted
Allowed on CFD accounts, but weekend-gap profits are removed on funded accounts; not allowed on futures
- Restricted
Overnight holding · Restricted
Allowed on CFD accounts with swaps (no swap-free option); futures positions are closed before the session ends
- Restricted
Copy trading · Restricted
Only between your own funded accounts; signals, groups and trades that match other clients are prohibited
- Not allowed
Hedging · Not allowed
Banned within an account, across your accounts, against other traders' accounts and against other firms
- Restricted
Scalping · Restricted
Profits from trades held under 2 minutes are removed at payout on funded accounts
About Goat Funded Trader
Founded 2023 · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Goat Funded Trader launched in May 2023 under founder and CEO Edoardo Dalla Torre, first operating through a Spanish company, which explains the Canary Islands arbitration clause still in its terms. It now trades as Wishes Tower International Limited in Hong Kong, while a Saint Lucia company, Goat Funded LTD, provides the simulated trading service and has held the MT5 license behind GFT's own server since April 2025. The move to Hong Kong was 99% complete in January 2025, when the CEO blamed payout delays on transfers out of Spain. A futures brand, Goat Funded Futures (WITI Limited, Hong Kong), followed in late 2024 and hired a COO from FunderPro in March 2026.
GFT grew fast on low prices and constant promotions. It claims more than $30 million in rewards, 250,000 active traders and over a million users, while third-party trackers count about $12.7 million (TradingPilot) to $18 million (PropNavi, to August 2026) in settled payouts. It also licenses its in-house dashboard technology to other prop firms. Its platform history has been eventful: GFT left MetaQuotes' platforms twice in 2024 over licensing, added TradeLocker, Match-Trader and cTrader, then launched its own MT5 broker.
The product line changes constantly. In mid-2026 alone GFT renamed Instant PRO to HERO, retired the 2-Step PRO and 3-Step models, relaunched the 1 Step with a 3% daily limit, banned VPS on most new accounts and closed its Pay Later program. As of October 2026 it sells 1 Step, 2 Step (GOAT and Standard), Goat Blitz, three instant models and a $10 Goat Stride promotion on the CFD side, plus six futures plans.
Trader tip
Before you request a payout, make sure nothing links your account to anyone else: trade from your own device on one home connection, skip VPS and copy tools, and use a payout wallet no other GFT customer has ever used. Keep open losses well under 1-2% and margin use under 80%, and save your trade history and login records in case the risk team opens a review.
Goat Funded Trader timeline
May 2023 · milestone
GFT launches
Goat Funded Trader starts selling evaluations, first through a Spanish company before moving its base to Hong Kong. Source
Aug 2024 · product
Second exit from MetaQuotes platforms
Finance Magnates reports GFT has moved away from MetaQuotes' platforms twice in 2024 over licensing and added TradeLocker. Source
Oct 22, 2024 · product
cTrader added
GFT adds cTrader, at a time when it advertised accounts of up to $800,000. Source
Jan 30, 2025 · controversy
Hong Kong move and payout delays
The CEO says the migration to Hong Kong is 99% complete and blames payout delays on transfers out of Spain and tighter coordinated-trading checks; payouts pass $7 million. Source
Apr 28, 2025 · product
Own MT5 broker
GFT opens its own brokerage with an MT5 license through its Saint Lucia company. Source
Mar 16, 2026 · milestone
Futures COO hired
Andreas Pilavakis leaves FunderPro to become COO of Goat Funded Futures. Source
Jul 2026 · controversy
Trustpilot withdraws the rating
By Jul 31, 2026 Trustpilot shows GFT's rating as unavailable for a breach of its guidelines, after earlier removing fake reviews from the profile. Source
Jul 25, 2026 · rule change
Payout requirements tightened
Funded 1- and 2-step accounts bought from late July need 4 profitable days per payout instead of 3, and $5K 2-step accounts get a 4% cap on the first two payouts. Source
Aug 2026 · controversy
Payout denial wave
From late August, Trustpilot and Forex Peace Army fill with traders breached at payout for coordinated trading or VPS use; 94.5% of the 200 newest Trustpilot reviews are negative. Source
Aug 1, 2026 · rule change
1 Step daily loss cut to 3%
New 1 Step accounts get a 3% daily loss limit instead of 4%; the model is relaunched with new sizes and prices on Aug 2. Source
Aug 12, 2026 · rule change
VPS ban; 3-Step retired
VPS use is banned on 1 Step, 2 Step, Instant Premium and Pay Later accounts bought from Aug 12, and the 3-Step model is withdrawn the same day. Source
Sep 2, 2026 · rule change
Instant Premium tightened
Premium accounts bought from Sep 2 close at a 1% floating loss instead of 1.5%, and those bought from Sep 21 pay every 14 days instead of 10. Source
Goat Funded Trader FAQ
Questions traders ask
Is Goat Funded Trader legit?
It is a real company (Wishes Tower International Limited, Hong Kong) that has paid out at scale; third-party trackers count $12.7M to $18M in settled payouts. But since August 2026 it has rejected a large number of payouts for coordinated trading and VPS use, and Trustpilot has withdrawn its rating for a guidelines breach. Treat it as legitimate but high-risk.
Does Goat Funded Trader actually pay out?
Yes, many traders are paid, often within the promised two business days. The risk is the review that comes with a payout request: in our sample of 200 recent Trustpilot reviews, 121 complain about payouts and one praises them, mostly after accounts were breached for matching other clients' trades, VPS use or IP findings.
How long do Goat Funded Trader payouts take?
GFT promises two business days after the request, counted from completed KYC on the first one, or it adds $1,000 ($500 on futures). The bonus does not apply while KYC is pending or the team asks for more information, and recent reviewers describe risk reviews and interviews stretching payouts to several weeks.
What is the Goat Funded Trader pass rate?
GFT does not publish one. We estimate about 8% of evaluations reach a funded account, based on industry rates of 5-14% and GFT's mix of a fairly standard 2-step, a harder 1-step, 0.5% minimum profit days and a post-pass review. Instant accounts skip the evaluation.
What are Goat Funded Trader's hidden rules?
The ones that catch traders most are the ban on positions that match or hedge other clients' trades, the VPS ban on most accounts bought since Aug 12, 2026, floating-loss closures on instant accounts, the 2% Goat Guard trigger, the 80% margin ceiling and the 1% news-profit cap. Funded accounts also face a $3,000 daily profit cap, capped first payouts and a 3% payout fee.
Can you trade news with Goat Funded Trader?
Yes, but any trade opened or closed within 5 minutes of a red-folder release keeps at most 1% of the initial balance in profit, in both the evaluation and funded stages. The excess is removed at review rather than breaching the account. Futures funded accounts have a 2-minute blackout around high-impact news.
Are EAs allowed at Goat Funded Trader?
Your own EAs are allowed, but HFT, gold-arbitrage and off-the-shelf or third-party bots are banned, and GFT can ask to see your code. VPS use is banned on 1 Step, 2 Step, Instant Premium and Pay Later accounts bought from Aug 12, 2026, so an EA that needs a VPS only fits Instant GOAT or Instant HERO.
Does Goat Funded Trader accept US traders?
Yes. The US is not on the restricted list, but MT5 and cTrader are unavailable to US residents, so they trade on TradeLocker, Match-Trader or Volumetrica. US traders can also use the futures brand.
Is there a Goat Funded Trader discount code?
Yes. As of Oct 1, 2026 the site advertises FIRSTGFT for 50% off a first account and GFT45 for 45% off, and Goat Funded Futures advertises AUTUMN50 for 50% off. Discounts run almost permanently, so judge the price by the discounted figure.
Who owns Goat Funded Trader?
GFT is a trade name of Wishes Tower International Limited (Hong Kong, no. 76428795), and the simulated trading service is provided by Goat Funded LTD in Saint Lucia. The founder and CEO is Edoardo Dalla Torre; the futures brand is run by WITI Limited, also in Hong Kong.
What happens if I breach a Goat Funded Trader account?
The account closes and any pending profit is lost. Accounts bought from mid-June can buy one reset per phase within 14 days of the breach, restarting the failed phase at prices from 7% below the original fee up to three times it for a funded 2-step account. Inactivity breaches cannot be reinstated.
Goat Funded Trader 1-step vs 2-step: which is easier?
The 2 Step GOAT is easier for most traders: 8% then 6% targets with a 4% daily and 10% static maximum loss, against the 1 Step's single 10% target with a 3% daily and 6% total loss. The 1 Step is faster but leaves little room for a losing streak, and both need three days with 0.5%+ profit per phase.
Is the Goat Funded Trader fee refundable?
Only with your fourth payout from that account, and the policy covers instant accounts too. Otherwise all sales are final, and filing a chargeback gets you banned.
What platforms does Goat Funded Trader offer?
MT5 on GFT's own server, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader and Volumetrica for CFDs. The futures brand offers NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView via Tradovate, Quantower, ATAS, Volumetrica, DeepCharts, Deepmap and TickBlaze.
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Sources
48 sources · checked Oct 1, 2026
- 1.Goat Funded Trader homepage (pricing configurator, promo banner, legal footer)
- 2.GFT About page
- 3.GFT Rewards page
- 4.GFT Terms & Conditions
- 5.GFT Refund Policy
- 6.GFT Complaints Policy
- 7.GFT Pay Later page (program closed)
- 8.GFT Goat Stride page
- 9.Help center: launch date and payout history
- 10.Help center: 1 Step model
- 11.Help center: 2 Step GOAT model
- 12.Help center: 2 Step Standard
- 13.Help center: Instant GOAT model
- 14.Help center: Instant HERO model
- 15.Help center: Instant Premium model
- 16.Help center: Goat Blitz model
- 17.Help center: How payouts work
- 18.Help center: IP address and account access policy (VPS rule)
- 19.Help center: Goat Guard
- 20.Help center: Prohibited trading practices
- 21.Help center: Hedging
- 22.Help center: News trading
- 23.Help center: All-or-nothing (80% margin) rule
- 24.Help center: Restricted countries
- 25.Help center: Merging and $400K maximum allocation
- 26.Help center: Scaling plan
- 27.Help center: Evaluation fee refund
- 28.Help center: Resets
- 29.Goat Funded Futures homepage
- 30.Goat Funded Futures: plan specifications
- 31.Goat Funded Futures: EOD Challenge
- 32.Goat Funded Futures: payout caps
- 33.Goat Funded Futures: Path to Live
- 34.Trustpilot: goatfundedtrader.com profile
- 35.Trustpilot share card for the profile
- 36.Trustpilot: goatfunded.com profile
- 37.PropFirmMatch: Goat Funded Trader
- 38.PropFirmMatch: Goat Funded Futures
- 39.TradingPilot: Goat Funded Trader
- 40.Finance Magnates: migration to Hong Kong (Jan 2025)
- 41.Finance Magnates: GFT opens MT5 brokerage (Apr 2025)
- 42.Finance Magnates: GFT adds cTrader (Oct 2024)
- 43.Finance Magnates: GFT leaves MetaQuotes platforms (Aug 2024)
- 44.Finance Magnates: Goat Funded Futures COO (Mar 2026)
- 45.Forex Peace Army: $600 payout rejected over VPS (Sep 2026)
- 46.PropNavi: Goat Funded Trader profile (checked Sep 2026)
- 47.NYCServers: Goat Funded Trader review
- 48.Track360: prop trading statistics 2026
Current Goat Funded Trader offer
50% off the first account
New customers get 50% off a first CFD account with FIRSTGFT; returning buyers get 45% off with GFT45, which the site's checkout links apply automatically. Goat Funded Futures advertises AUTUMN50 for 50% off all futures plans.
Verified Oct 1, 2026